Careers in Aging Life Care

Aging Life Care™ – a Career Choice

What does it take to enter the field of Aging Life Care?

Like any profession, it’s a combination of education, experience, credentials — and vision. Aging Life Care Professionals work in a diversity of settings and the profession is growing tremendously. Most Aging Life Care Professionals work for themselves as independent business owners, with a larger firm, or within another agency.

ALCA is the association for both established care managers as well as those just beginning their career. ALCA educational opportunities and business development resources are tailored to meet the needs of Aging Life Care Professionals.

With instant access to peers and invaluable networking channels, ALCA provides a solid foundation to build a rewarding career.

If you would like to talk with an experienced Aging Life Care Professional, please contact the ALCA office at 520.881.8008 or info@aginglifecare.org to be connected with a volunteer career counselor.

For more information on ALCA membership, view the Membership Benefits and FAQs on Education for Aging Life Care Professionals and the Business of Aging Life Care.

For Academic Institutions

With the influx of Aging Life Care/geriatric care management certificate programs, both online and provided by brick-and-mortar institutions of learning, ALCA believes that uniformity of purpose is vital to develop Aging Life Care Professionals of tomorrow.

In response to requests by many academic communities for assistance, ALCA has adapted recommended core competencies set forth by the Partnership for Health in Aging (PHA) for academic communities in the process of developing Aging Life Care/geriatric care management programs. The recommendations with added core competencies may be found on ourRecommendations for Academic Communities page. .